Ed_Wischmeyer
Well Known Member
There will be GPS interference testing, on and off for essentially the entire month of January, centered on far southeastern Georgia. Based on geography, this is probably being done by the Navy.
https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2017/Dec/KING_18-01_GPS_Flight_Advisory.pdf
There are several things wrong with this testing:
* The NOTAM says that GPS may be "unreliable." They don't say what this means, but it might mean that your GPS will give incorrect positions, and you won't know it;
* This is entirely too long for the testing. One day of testing, perhaps, especially if it's a VFR day to minimize inconvenience for those of us for whom GPS is the main or even sole source of radionavigation. But a full month? No.
Yes, our military needs to test things from time to time, but the diver has left the springboard, and GPS is no longer a military-only resource for them to turn on and off at their convenience for however long they may feel like.
AOPA says that these kinds of tests are sometimes changed based upon public input. Personally, I'm going to contact my congressman and encourage him to raise **** with (presumably) the Navy.
https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2017/Dec/KING_18-01_GPS_Flight_Advisory.pdf
There are several things wrong with this testing:
* The NOTAM says that GPS may be "unreliable." They don't say what this means, but it might mean that your GPS will give incorrect positions, and you won't know it;
* This is entirely too long for the testing. One day of testing, perhaps, especially if it's a VFR day to minimize inconvenience for those of us for whom GPS is the main or even sole source of radionavigation. But a full month? No.
Yes, our military needs to test things from time to time, but the diver has left the springboard, and GPS is no longer a military-only resource for them to turn on and off at their convenience for however long they may feel like.
AOPA says that these kinds of tests are sometimes changed based upon public input. Personally, I'm going to contact my congressman and encourage him to raise **** with (presumably) the Navy.